Chair: Rep. Tim Kelly
Location: Basement Office Building
Agenda:
MNDOT/DEED Freight Rail Economic Development Study:
Bill Gardner, Director, MnDOT Freight Office
Marnie Werner, Center for Rural Policy and Development (Published State of Rail Report in Jan 2015)
Mark Wegner, President, Twin Cities & Western Railroad and President, Minnesota Regional Railroads Association
Mike Beard, Former House Member and Chair
Link to MNDOT FRED Study Report and data:
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/ofrw/fred/fred.html
Link to FRED Legislative Report (more condensed version):
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/govrel/reports/2013/fredreport.pdf
Airports overview:
Cassandra Isackson, Director, MnDOT Aeronautics Office
Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) overview:
Mitchell Kilian, Director of Government Affairs, MAC
Jeff Hamiel, Executive Director/CEO, MAC